ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ has intercepted about 8,000 bags of smuggled rice at Gbaji, Badagry Area of Lagos State.
The commodity which was shipped into the country through the Atlantic Ocean was seized by officers and men of the command based on intelligence reports.
The suspected smugglers were said to have shipped the commodity through the Gbaji River for onward shipment by road when they were swooped on by officers of the command.
Its Area Controller (CAC), Controller Adamu Turaki said: “Ostensibly aware of the implication of being met with the smuggled items, the suspected smugglers escaped through the water on sighting the arrival of our officers who carried out the operation.”
